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The Effect of Ketamine on Interleukin-6 Synthesis in Hepatic Resections Requiring Temporary Porto-arterial Occlusion
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Information provided by:
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00978757
First received: September 16, 2009
Last updated: December 11, 2009
Last verified: October 2009
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ketamine is effective to inhibit interleukin 6 synthesis in hepatic resections requiring temporary porto-arterial occlusion.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatectomy | Drug: Ketamine Other: Placebo | Phase 4 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase 4: Study of Ketamine Inhibition of Interleukin 6 in Hepatic Resections Requiring Temporary Porto-arterial Occlusion |
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Further study details as provided by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The Effect of Ketamine on Interleukin 6 Synthesis in Hepatic Resections Requiring Temporary Porto-arterial Occlusion (Pringle Maneuver) [ Time Frame: Blood samples for IL-6 levels were obtained prior to surgery, upon placement of the first intravenous ]
| Enrollment: | 42 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2001 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Ketamine
Ketamine: 0.25 mg/kg, intravenously, one dose.
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Drug: Ketamine
Ketamine: 0.25 mg/kg, intravenously, one dose.
Other Name: Ketamine commercially available - FADA Pharma
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo: saline solution
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Other: Placebo
saline solution
Other Name: Normal saline
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: 21 or older
- Planned liver resection with Pringle maneuver lasting 30-60 minutes
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic illness requiring corticosteroids
- Cirrhosis
- Hemodynamic instability prior to surgery
- Diabetes
- Sepsis
- Surgical interventions or chemotherapy treatments within the past 30 days
- Pregnancy
- Illnesses that could potentially affect the hepatic circulation
- Arterial hypertension
- Ocular hypertension
- Allergy to ketamine
- Preoperative portal embolization
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Patients requiring emergency surgeries
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00978757
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00978757
Locations
| Argentina | |
| Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires | |
| Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1181 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Francisco C Bonofiglio, MD PhD | Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00978757 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB#556 |
| Study First Received: | September 16, 2009 |
| Results First Received: | September 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated: | December 11, 2009 |
Keywords provided by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires:
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hepatectomy IL 6 organ failure ketamine Pringle |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Ketamine Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Anesthetics, Dissociative Anesthetics, Intravenous |
Anesthetics, General Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists Excitatory Amino Acid Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 25, 2017